Project/Area Number |
23KF0077
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 外国 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 45020:Evolutionary biology-related
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Research Institution | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
Principal Investigator |
ECONOMO Evan 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 生物多様性・複雑性研究ユニット, 教授 (30648978)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
RICHTER ADRIAN 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 生物多様性・複雑性研究ユニット, 外国人特別研究員
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Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-25 – 2025-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
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Outline of Research at the Start |
My research consists of three main parts: 1. Documenting the anatomy of the ant digestive system in high detail and for more species than ever before. 2. Reconstructing the evolution of different parts of the digestive system across the ant phylogeny. 3. Relating the anatomical differences in the system to differences in ant ecology and behavior. Depending on results in these main parts, my research may result in two papers. First would be a detailed documentation of digestive system anatomy in a few ant species. The second would test major evolutionary hypotheses related to part 2 and 3.
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